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Welcome to my Polish blog! My Polish great grandpa was orphaned during the Chicago flu epidemic of 1918 & spent his life looking for all of his siblings. Some family stayed in Chicago & some returned to Poland. Some family was Catholic, & some are believed to be Jewish. I post the things I learn in efforts it may help someone else in their research. I also hope this blog helps me connect with others that know about the people I'm learning about. Digital images of records or links are put inside most postings so you can view records full screen. I encourage comments. Feel free to sign the guestbook, stating who you're looking for. Maybe we can all help each other out this way, because there are many challenges with Polish research. I hope you enjoy learning with me. And I hope to be taught more about my Polish heritage.I have added a few languages to this blog through Google translate. I hope that it may be accurate enough with the communication of ideas. Thanks! -Julie

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25 September 2011

Public comment deadline is Oct 6th. I know this is a subject about Virginia, and this is a blog dedicated mostly to subjects like Sanetra family, Polish and American records, immigration, Chicago, and or Minneapolis records. But I wanted to make sure everyone was aware of this subject. This is my concluding paragraph on my Mecklenburg, Virginia blog post today:

"In conclusion, Virginia is often an example and trendsetter regarding records. 125 years of records being closed would prevent millions of American immigrants from seeing the records of their parents and grandparents. It would prevent people from knowing their roots in “the Old Country”. Record preservation and record accessibility are very, very important things to me. I normally would not put something political on my blogs. But I am making an exception this time, because we will lose access to Virginia records if we do not speak up.

My goal with this post, is to supply you with some information, so you can learn the details and come to your own conclusions. If you feel as I do, please speak up, in the little time we have. Help do our part keep Virginia records open, accessible, and in the hands of Library of Virginia and professional archivists!